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BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms

The BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms was an October pop music festival in London run by the BBC for five years, 2006–2010. On 31 January 2011, the BBC announced that the event would be discontinued with immediate effect due to financial cutbacks.

2010 line-up
The 2010 event (rebranded as the BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms) took place solely in The Roundhouse and ran from Thursday 28 October to Saturday 30 October. The entire event catered to the Radio 2 audience, whereas previously the Electric Proms events featured the involvement of all four of the BBC's national popular music stations. There were three acts, which were announced by Chris Evans on BBC Radio 2. 28 October Elton John (collaborators – Leon Russell, Plan B, Rumer) 29 October Robert Plant (collaborators – Band of Joy, London Oriana Choir) 30 October Neil Diamond with Lulu and Amy MacDonald == 2009 line-up ==
2009 line-up
The 2009 event took place solely in The Roundhouse and ran from Tuesday 20 October to Saturday 24 October. 20 October Robbie Williams (Musical Director – Trevor Horn) 21 October Dizzee Rascal with The Young Punx and the Heritage Orchestra. (Musical Director – Hal Ritson) BBC Radio 1Xtra After Party (Studio Theatre) 22 October London:Doves with the London Bulgarian Choir and arrangements by Avshalom Caspi; Magazine Manchester: Florence + the Machine; Metronomy 23 October Shirley Bassey with the BBC Concert Orchestra; Richard Hawley 24 October Roundhouse: Smokey Robinson and his band with the BBC Concert Orchestra == 2008 line-up ==
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